Ausejanus uestaustralianus (Carvalho and Gross) Menard & Schuh, 2011

Menard, Katrina L. & Schuh, Randall T., 2011, Revision Of Leucophoropterini: Diagnoses, Key To Genera, Redescription Of The Australian Fauna, And Descriptions Of New Indo-Pacific Genera And Species (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (361), pp. 1-159 : 68-70

Ausejanus uestaustralianus (Carvalho and Gross) , new combination Figure 8 ; plate 4

Sejanus uestaustralianus Carvalho and Gross, 1982: 22 , figs. 25–27, 104 (n. sp., descr., disc., DV, MG).

DIAGNOSIS: Recognized by red hemelytral coloration on posterior portion of hemelytron, yellowish anterior portion without a distinct transverse fascia, and completely yellow femora (including metafemur) and tibiae (pl. 4). Ausejanus uestaustralianus is similar in coloration to A. uestaustralianus , but latter taxon has red metafemur and less of anterior portion of hemelytron occupied by yellow or white in a transverse fascia.

DESCRIPTION: Male: Macropterous, small, elongate, and parallel sided. Total length 3.81, width pronotum 0.92, maximum width across hemelytra 1.24. COLORATION: Dark red and yellowish white. Head dark to medium brown. Antennal segment 1 golden, remaining antennal segments pale brown. Labium dark brown. Eyes ruby red. Thorax, pronotum and scutellum dark brown. Procoxae golden, meso- and metacoxae basally dark red, golden distally. Pro- and mesofemora golden, metafemora completely dark red. All tibiae gold, metatibiae with parallel rows of dark spicules. Tarsomeres pale brown. Anterior of clavus adjacent to scutellum deep red and apex of clavus pinkish, remainder yellowish white (pl. 4). Anterior half and lateral margins of corium yellowish white, median and posterior area pinkish red. Cuneus white for basal M, dark red for remaining posterior lobes. Membrane pale brown with red-pigmented veins. Abdomen dark brown, with abdominal sclerites 3– 7 weakly paler. STRUCTURE: Vertex width less than width of one eye, eye height nearly total height of head. Length of antennal segment 2 just less than 1.33 total head width. GENITALIA: See generic description.

Female: Unknown.

HOSTS: Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION: Southwestern Western Australia.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia: Stirling National Park , 22.ix.1965, E.Britton and Uther Backer. 18( ANIC).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRALIA: Victoria: Lake Albacutya near Rainbow, 06 Sep 1974, Z. Liepa, 18 (00393681) ( AM). Western Australia: Stirling National Park, 22.ix.1965, E.Britton and Uther Backer. Paratypes 28( ANIC).

Ausejanus vividus (Carvalho and Gross) , new combination Figures 8 , 10I ; plate 4

Sejanus vividus Carvalho and Gross, 1982: 33 , figs. 53–55, 113 (n. sp., descr., disc., DV, MG).

DIAGNOSIS: Differentiated from other species of Ausejanus by combination of relatively large body size, white-pigmented complete transverse fascia on anterior portion of hemelytra, and completely dark brown antennal segments, head, thorax, legs, and abdomen. Similar in coloration to A. tiramisu , however, posterior portion of hemelytra continuously dark brown in A. vividus and eyes larger than in A. tiramisu .

REDESCRIPTION: Male: Macropterous, medium sized, elongate, and parallel sided. Total length 3.31–4.46, width pronotum 0.89– 1.08, maximum width across hemelytra 1.09– 1.44. COLORATION: Dark brown and white. Head dark brown. All antennal segments dark brown, labium dark brown like head. Eyes dark red. Thorax, pronotum, and scutellum dark brown. Thoracic pleura dark brown, pale on dorsal half of posterior margin. Coxae dark brown basally, margins with trochanters white. Trochanters white. Profemora dark brown to maroon basally, becoming pale distally. Meso- and metafemora dark brown. Pro- and mesotibiae pale brown basally, darkening toward tarsomeres. Metatibiae predominantly dark brown with pale brown margin with femora, also with parallel rows of dark spicules. Anterior of clavus dark brown, corium with transparent to white pigmented transverse fascia anteriorly. Portion of white pigment transverses clavus, clavus transitioning back into dark brown for remaining posterior portion. Apical half of corium dark brown (pl. 4). Cuneus with white-pigmented band on basal third, remainder dark brown. Membrane brown. Abdomen dark red. STRUCTURE: Eyes in lateral view encompassing height of head, vertex approximately equal to width of eye. Remaining structural characteristics as in generic description. GENITALIA: As in generic description.

Female: Macropterous. Total length 2.20– 3.56, width pronotum 0.90–1.06, width at widest part of wings 1.09–1.34. STRUC- TURE: Vertex nearly half of total head width. Length of antennal segment 2 1.2 times total head width. COLORATION: Same as male with exception of cuneus, which has larger lobes pigmented white.

HOSTS: Mostly Fabaceae ( Acacia sp. ), but also recorded on Asteraceae , Myrtaceae , Araliaceae , and Malvaceae .

DISTRIBUTION: Tasmania to Queensland, one locality in Western Australia.

DISCUSSION: One of the most easily recognized and attractive species of Ausejanus , this species is widely distributed in Australia. There is slight variation in coloration for A. vividus where male specimens collected in southern latitudes of Australia (e.g., Tasmania) are darker in leg coloration and have less white pigmentation on their transverse fascia, but the associated females show no differences between populations and make identification to this species fairly easy. Ausejanus vividus males and females are similar in coloration to A. schwartzi , but males of A. vividus have a relatively wide transverse fascia compared to the thin strip of A. schwartzi . Further, females of A. vividus have a distinct division between the anterior margin of the transverse fascia and the dark anterior area of the corium and clavus, whereas in A. schwartzi females the line is not as defined and the anterior margin is golden.

HOLOTYPE: AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Brisbane , 22.ix.1964, H.A. Rose. 18 ( QM).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED: AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: Black Mountain, 35.26387 ° S 149.10051 ° E, 19 Nov 1985, G. Cassis, Acacia decurrens Willd. (Fabaceae) , 1♀ (00088825), 1♀ (00090919) ( AM). New South Wales: 9 km N of Pambula, Green Pinch Dam, 36.91668 ° S 149.9 ° E, 250 m, 10 Nov 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Cassinia longifolia R. Br. (Asteraceae) , det. J. Everett 1996 NSW 395999, 2♀ (00272712, 00272713) ( AMNH). 17 km N of Bega, 36.58334 ° S 149.8333 ° E, 50 m, 10 Nov 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae) , det. B.J. Conn 1996 NSW 395993, 18 (00272752), 3♀ (00272765– 00272767) ( AMNH). 20 km E of Retreat (W. of Uralla), 30.63335 ° S 151.25 ° E, 1000 m, 23 Oct 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Leptospermum brevipes F. Muell. (Myrtaceae) , det. P.G. Wilson 1996 NSW 395916, 2♀ (00089929, 00090945) ( AM). 43 km SE of Braidwood, Deua National Park, Deua River, 35.76339 ° S 149.92323 ° E, 100 m, 10 Nov 1995, Schuh and Cassis, 38 (00272745– 00272747), 2♀ (00272768, 00272769) ( AM- NH). Araluen, 35.65001 ° S 149.8167 ° E, 50 m, 11 Nov 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae) , det. B.J. Conn 1996 NSW 395993, 9♀ (00090910–00090918) ( AM), 28 (00272753, 00272754), 5♀ (00272755, 00272770–00272772) ( AMNH). Bournda National Park, North Wallagoot, Turingal Head, 36.78452 ° S 149.9568 ° E, 16 m, 20 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658198, 18 (00274151) ( AM), Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658193, 8♀ (00272757–00272764) Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW- 658198, 48 (00272748–00272751), 1♀ (00272720) ( AMNH). Clarence, 33.46666 ° S 150.23333 ° E, 23 Dec 1990, T. Gush, Leptospermum grandiflorum Sm. (Myrtaceae) , 2♀ (00274146, 00274147) ( AM). Monga State Forest, 35.58333 ° S 149.91666 ° E, 26 Sep 1979, G.S. Medvedev, 1♀ (00229471); 26 Nov 1979, Zaytsev, 68 (00229483–00229488), 14♀ (00229468–00229470, 00229472–00229482). Royal National Park, 15 Oct 1993, G. Cassis, Acacia decurrens (Fabaceae) , 98 (00090948– 00090956), 14♀ (00090928–00090941), 8♀ (00090920–00090927) ( AM). Royal National Park, Warumbul Picnic Area, 34.06667 ° S 151.1048 ° E, 20 m, 14 Nov 2001, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, 38 (00274229, 02724227–02724228), 4♀ (00274230–00274233) ( AM), Acacia irrorata subsp. irrorata Sieber ex Spreng. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW666408, 38 (00128215–00128217), 5♀ (00128222, 00128218–00128221) ( AMNH). Spring Hill, 33.39857 ° S 149.15225 ° E, 945 m, 03 Dec 2006, K. Menard and N. Tatarnic, Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae) , 1♀ (00272774) ( AMNH). St. Forest W of Ulladulla, above Carters Creek, 35.5152 ° S 150.0346 ° E, 200 m, 11 Nov 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Astrotricha latifolia Benth. (Araliaceae) , det. B.M. Wiecek 1996 NSW 396004, 1♀ (00274149) ( AM). Queensland: 8.2 km E of Mungallala, 26.46401 ° S 147.6248 ° E, 560 m, 31 Oct 1998, Schuh, Cassis, Silveira, Cassinia sp. (Asteraceae) , det. Det: Royal Bot Gard. NSW, 1♀ (00195982) ( AMNH). Brisbane, 27.46785 ° S 153.02801 ° E, 01 Aug 1964, J.T. Medler, 1♀ (00271743) ( USNM). Bunya Mountains, 26.83333 ° S 151.55 ° E, 20 Dec 1937, N. Geary, paratype, 18 (00393292) ( ANIC). Kondaii Circuit, Bunya Mts. N.P., 05 Dec 1985, G. Cassis, 1♀ (00088828) ( AM). Tasmania: 4.1 km N of Huon Hwy & Pilliger Ave intersection, Mt. Wellington, The Springs, 42.91707 ° S 147.25546 ° E, 684 m, 15 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Oxybolium arborescens R.Br. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658211, 1♀ (00108517, 00272417) ( AM), 1♀ (00108517) ( AMNH). 7 km W of Southwest National Park (Maydena access): intersection of Frodsham’s Pass and Gordon River Rd, 42.82103 ° S 146.31018 ° E, 306 m, 18 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Acacia dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658224, 78 (00108516, 00272335– 00272340), 9♀ (00108548, 00272312–00272319) ( AMNH). Alma Reserve on C132, 22 km S of junction with C145, 41.27618 ° S 146.23228 ° E, 40 m, 26 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. Field ID, 28 (00272354, 00272355), 5♀ (00272291–00272295) ( AMNH). Arve River Picnic Ground on C632, 43.15874 ° S 146.8068 ° E, 172 m, 21 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. Field ID, 38 (00272350–00272351, 00272356), 2♀ (00272288, 00272289) ( AMNH). Avoca Picnic Area, just NW of A4, 41.78387 ° S 147.7182 ° E, 197 m, 27 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Acacia dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW 658224, 5♀ (00272320–00272324), 28 (00272348, 00272349) ( AMNH). Devonport, town greenbelt, 41.20759 ° S 146.3245 ° E, 195 m, 11 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Acacia baileyana x? dealbata (probably) ( Fabaceae ), det. NSW staff NSW658143, 18 (00274140) ( AM). Geeveston, 7 km WNW of, 43.15 ° S 146.66666 ° E, 14 Feb 1992, T. Gush, 1♀ (00274139) ( AM). Mt. Field National Park, Russell Falls Visitor Centre, 42.68151 ° S 146.7168 ° E, 167 m, 16 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658219, 48 (00272331–00272334), 9♀ (00272296–00272304) ( AMNH). Sandspit River Forest Reserve, Wielangta Forest Drive, 42.6941 ° S 147.8608 ° E, 60 m, 14 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Acacia dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. Field ID, 1♀ (00272290) ( AMNH). Strathgordon, Lake Pedder Chalet, 42.76859 ° S 146.0461 ° E, 337 m, 18 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW- 658225, 78 (00272341–00272347), 8♀ (001- 08547, 00272305–00272311) ( AMNH). Tarraleah Power Station grounds, on A10, NW of Hamilton, 42.29848 ° S 146.4584 ° E, 366 m, 22 Jan 2004, M.D. Schwartz and P.P. Tinerella, Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius (Labill.) DC. (Asteraceae) , det. Field ID, 5♀ (00272325–00272329) Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata Link (Fabaceae) , det. Field ID, 28 (00272352, 00272353), 1♀ (00272330) ( AM- NH). Victoria: 5 km E of Cann River, Reedy Creek, 37.5681 ° S 149.2036 ° E, 70 m, 19 Nov 2002, Cassis, Schuh, Schwartz, Silveira, Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae) , det. NSW staff NSW658193, 1♀ (00274312) ( AM). Brodribb River, 64 km W of Cann River, 37.2 ° S 148.5833 ° E, 50 m, 08 Nov 1995, Schuh and Cassis, Acacia mearnsii De Wild. [introduced] ( Fabaceae ), det. B.J. Conn 1996 NSW 395993, 78 (00274298–00274304), 4♀ (00090946–00090947, 00274306–00274307) ( AM), 108 (00273125–00273134), 4♀ (00273135– 00273138) ( AMNH). Western Australia: Mt. Augustus, 24.33333 ° S 116.83333 ° E, 03 Sep 1980, C.A.Howard & T.F.Houston, Abutilon lepidum (F.Muell.) A.S.Mitch. (Malvaceae) , 3♀ (00202584–00202586) ( WAMP).

Figures

Figure 8. Distribution map of Ausejanus spp. (S, U, V).

Figure 10. Male genitalia of Ausejanus spp. A, B, D. Left paramere. A. A. minutus. B. A. bournda. C. Phallotheca, A. bournda. D. A. schwartzi.